"Pissed" and "mad" are pretty close. I haven't watched a college game all season where one of the team's shot threes like Miami just did. That was a clinic.
I was rooting for Houston but really I'd rather watch the 30 for 30 on Phi Slama jamma every day for the rest of my life than watch this group of cougars outhustle Tulane 60-52
Something has been off with this team for a bit. Not sure if it's Sampson dealing with his personal stuff or the injuries or what. But this team hadn't looked like itself in some time. Finally did them in.
Tip your cap . Miami wanted nothing to do with a half court game. They have the athleticism and offensive skill to play the up and down game and make it work and they did exactly that. Their D was pretty much on point also. Regardless it’s hard to beat any team that shoots 51% FG and 44% from three when you shoot 37% and 29%. I believe we had one lead the entire time so again MIA ran them.
Roberts stopped being part of the offense is one thing I noticed. He was pretty effective with that hook shot during the regular season. It helped our floor spacing and took some of the load off our backcourt guys. Dunno. Maybe the postseason bigs were better post defenders.
Coogs get the #1 seed in a historic tournament where no #1 reaches the Elite 8 (first time ever) Day's end, Houston's record and stats were inflated by playing in a subpar conference. Injuries are also a factor They have done very well these past few years and hopefully they continue to attract more talent
I came to this thread to post this exact message Houston needs better shooters not just athletes and we need to be able to go deeper in our bench just like texas is doing.
Coogs had/have shooters they just don't have a cohesive halfcourt offense. It's literally been the same problem for 5+ years
Cougars need more talented dynamic scorers. Outside of Sasser and Travon Mark (who’s also inconsistent in scoring 15 or more points) there are no consistent scorers or bucket getters who can get you 18- 20 points a game on a consistent basis. Their defense this season has been Elite usually but not tonight and their offense this season was never elite at all to begin with but a little above average but not great. That’s where the Houston Cougars needs to work on this off season, finding them sharp shooters and real savage bucket getters to improve the dynamics of this team since Sasser and Walker are gone.
